Pat Devers, Science Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management, will talk about incorporating how wetland managers are looking incorporation human dimensions’ objectives into their management. The talk is at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Hardin Hall Auditorium.
Abstract
The incorporation of human dimension objectives within the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) has compelled waterfowl and wetland managers to consider whether and to what extent landscape characteristics such as public land access, the type, amount and location of wetlands, and site infrastructure will increase support for wetland conservation among user groups. We demonstrate how model outputs can be used as an objective metric to evaluate the benefits of alternative habitat acquisition and restoration projects. These data and methods show promise for incorporating human dimension objectives into habitat delivery and understanding potential tradeoffs relative to biological objectives.
Speaker's Bio
Pat Devers is the Science Coordinator for the Black Duck Joint Venture with the USFWS's Division of Migratory Bird Management. Devers' main responsibilities are to coordinate monitoring and research efforts in Canada and the U.S. to provide scientific information needed to support population and habitat management for black ducks and other wetland species that share its habitat. Devers also provides technical support for the implementation of Black Duck Adaptive Harvest Management. His interests include population ecology and the application of decision analysis to natural resource conservation management. He has a doctorate in Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Tech, a masters in Wildlife Science from the University of Arizona, and a bachelor’s in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University. Devers enjoys camping, hiking, and fishing with his wife and two sons. He also enjoys upland gamebird and waterfowl hunting.
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